Woman Shoots Mall Mugger in the Neck: Defensive Gun Use of the Day

An un-named Kentucky woman first noticed John Ganobick eyeballing her in a Louisville mall food court. Then he followed her to the parking garage. And into an elevator. When the doors opened, she bolted…with Ganobick in hot pursuit. As dailymail.com relates, “Ganobick slammed her head into an unknown object, told her to ‘give me all your money’, and showed her a knife, the arrest report said.” That’s when the woman woman managed to reach into her purse . . .

She then grabbed her gun and administered an impromptu tracheotomy. “Surveillance footage captured the man coming down the parking garage’s stairs bleeding from the neck.” Ganobick (who – surprise! – was already on probation) is now residing in a county facility facing charges of robbery, kidnapping, and attempted murder.

It was the perfect mode of carry for this particular scenario, where the guy asked for her money and waited for her to reach for her wallet. For other scenarios, maybe less ideal than on-body carry. But I can’t knock her, because she got it done. Good on her.

That’s what I thought as well. A .38 instead of a .22 would have saved the taxpayers a lot of money. Still, I’m glad that she was carrying, and honestly a .22 often works well enough, just like it did here.

I remember an episode of Top Cops or something similar that told the story of a female officer that was shot between the eyes with a 22. The bullet bounced around in her sinus cavity eventually falling down the back of her throat where she coughed it up and spit it out.

I’m fond of my keltech 32. Yes, it’s a mouse gun. But it’s the one piece I have that is comfortable to carry no matter what, and I have more than 300 rounds through it without a hint of a hickup (lucked out in the Keltec QC lottery). 8 rounds of GTF off me, and doesn’t weigh much more than an NAA .22 mag. The gun I carry when I don’t feel like carrying a gun.

No semi-auto’s are the “fail” – – – – – REVOLVER,REVOLVER,REVOLVER. When is everyone going to see the light? Good example, Press a 1911 loaded with “black hole” ammo against a BG in a tussel, it pushes the weapon out of battery = no bang.(other semi-autos do it too, not all but most) Press a revolver with as much force as you want = BOOM!
How many of us have accedently hit the mag release on our semiauto’s while carring? I did just last weekend, switched my carry to a pa3t while helping a buddy move. Cargo pants Pocket carry.(not chambered) This turns most modern semi-autos into a paperweight or a one shot derrenger at best. Who in their right mind would carry a one shot derrenger for SD? Well if your packing a semi-auto YOU ARE. Anyway there’s a reason “old guys” carry revolvers it’s because they ALWAYS go BANG,BANG,BANG,BANG!

In the article linked above, it appears she got another shot off, striking the predator in the buttocks as he appeared to be coming back for more. That seems to have discouraged any further effort. Good for her.

What is amazing is that it IS British media reporting it. Looks like the daily mail is a tabloid fairly obsessed with the Kardasians, they are probably more interested in clicks than pushing a political agenda.

But according to new jersy law enforcement professionals (?)
Women are no match for big ol manly types.
Women will only be overpowered and have that gun taken from them only to be used against them.
This is obviously a bs story!
Oh wait a minute, it’s not!
And the powers that be are wrong?
Maybe they are projecting …..hmmmm?
This gal is to be celebrated, she did great!

She didn’t follow her gut instincts. Women frequently do this according to an article I read once by rape victims. Ladies, please. Listen to your intuition. Guys…..you too. Three mistakes she made…led him to a secluded elevator, didn’t look at him when he boarded, and didn’t get the hell off the elevator when he got in. So glad she defended herself. Hope she can learn positive lessons from this. Hope the thug now sounds like a little girl when he talks. He gonna be the belle of the “ball” in the joint. May he rot in prison.

Anticlimactic video. From the photos of the gun it looks like a .22 lr or .25 ACP, or something very weak. It barely did the job. He came at her after being shot once. Glad she had something to defend herself with, however. Again, weak gun is better than no gun. I’m surprised she didn’t even turn to face him on the elevator, or even turn slightly more toward him; he could have come right up behind her and subdued her then. She may have been looking out of the corner of her eye, I suppose. She also should have positioned her hand in her purse so she could pull out her gun instantly if he made a move.

Anyway, moral of the story, carry a (reliable) firearm and know how to use it, and just as valuable – S.A. and instinct – trust it!

Plus 1 for the favorable outcome, but seriously? You notice a creepy guy ogling you and then following you yet your first thought is still “let me leave this crowded public area, get into an elevator, and go to the parking garage alone”? Ok